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    <pubDate>Wed, 14 May 2008 08:00:00 UT</pubDate>
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      <title>Industrial Ethernet for the plant floor</title>
      <description>Newly published book provides guidance on how to select components, layout, install, test, certify and troubleshoot a network system.</description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 07 May 2008 08:00:00 UT</pubDate>
      <category>ISA</category>
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      <title>Degradation and stabilisation of polyamides</title>
      <description>Review report looks at some of the methods used to stabilise the polyamides and also examines how they degrade and how stabilising the molecule can prevent this.</description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 01 May 2008 08:00:00 UT</pubDate>
      <category>Smithers Rapra</category>
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      <title>Powder metallurgy guide introduces the technology</title>
      <description>The 6th Edition of the European Powder Metallurgy Association's 'Introduction to Powder Metallurgy, The Process and its Products' is now available to order from the EPMA website, Publications section.</description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 11 Mar 2008 08:00:00 UT</pubDate>
      <category>European Powder Metallurgy Association</category>
      <link>http://www.engineeringtalk.com/news/epm/epm150.html</link>
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      <title>Environmental repot urges behaviour change</title>
      <description>As part of a route to a sustainable transport system, an integration of energy, pricing and planning policies are urgent, but top of that list is the need for societal change. </description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 06 Mar 2008 08:00:00 UT</pubDate>
      <category>Institution of Mechanical Engineers</category>
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      <title>Instrument specification forms come on CD-ROM</title>
      <description>Content of the CD-ROM extends beyond the designs of ISA20, and carries detailed instrument and controls information that can be used across industries.</description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 22 Feb 2008 08:00:00 UT</pubDate>
      <category>ISA</category>
      <link>http://www.engineeringtalk.com/news/isb/isb151.html</link>
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      <title>Updates to explain polymer technologies</title>
      <description>Each volume will provide a state-of-the-art review supported by an extensive, structured bibliography for further targeted reading.</description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 22 Feb 2008 08:00:00 UT</pubDate>
      <category>Smithers Rapra</category>
      <link>http://www.engineeringtalk.com/news/rpr/rpr300.html</link>
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      <title>The funnier side of retirement</title>
      <description>"The funnier side of retirement for engineers and people of the technical persuasion" is a new humorous cartoon book from Gregory K McMillan.</description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 13 Feb 2008 08:00:00 UT</pubDate>
      <category>ISA</category>
      <link>http://www.engineeringtalk.com/news/isb/isb150.html</link>
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      <title>Mould design guide is backed by experience</title>
      <description>Book provides an in depth guide to the design and manufacture of mould tools that work successfully in production.</description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 08 Feb 2008 08:00:00 UT</pubDate>
      <category>Smithers Rapra</category>
      <link>http://www.engineeringtalk.com/news/rpr/rpr298.html</link>
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      <title>Electrohydraulic control systems explained</title>
      <description>Hardback book which offers machine designers and builders an up-to-date appreciation of the potential for electrohydraulic control of machines.</description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 05 Feb 2008 08:00:00 UT</pubDate>
      <category>British Fluid Power Association</category>
      <link>http://www.engineeringtalk.com/news/bhf/bhf114.html</link>
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      <title>Plastics and rubber in Europe - the full story</title>
      <description>The "European plastics and rubber directory" contains over 4000 European organisations, all individually contacted annually for up-to-date information about their business.</description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 21 Jan 2008 08:00:00 UT</pubDate>
      <category>Smithers Rapra</category>
      <link>http://www.engineeringtalk.com/news/rpr/rpr297.html</link>
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      <title>ISA books and references go online</title>
      <description>Access through Knovel's fast and accurate search technology will enable design engineers to find the right resources to develop their systems.</description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 15 Jan 2008 08:00:00 UT</pubDate>
      <category>Knovel Corporation</category>
      <link>http://www.engineeringtalk.com/news/knv/knv123.html</link>
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      <title>Earth sciences join engineering database</title>
      <description>Engineering-oriented search helps users to quickly pinpoint the data and background information they seek.</description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 14 Jan 2008 08:00:00 UT</pubDate>
      <category>Knovel Corporation</category>
      <link>http://www.engineeringtalk.com/news/knv/knv122.html</link>
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      <title>E-book makes Briscad users more productive</title>
      <description>The 400-page e-book contains step-by-step tutorials for learning how to customise and program the popular Bricscad V8 computer-aided software.</description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 10 Jan 2008 08:00:00 UT</pubDate>
      <category>upFront.eZine Publishing</category>
      <link>http://www.engineeringtalk.com/news/upf/upf122.html</link>
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      <title>Nucleating agents explained</title>
      <description>Report provides a succinct presentation of the initial and recent developments in the field of nucleating agents.</description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 14 Dec 2007 08:00:00 UT</pubDate>
      <category>Smithers Rapra</category>
      <link>http://www.engineeringtalk.com/news/rpr/rpr295.html</link>
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      <title>Polymer publications gain US outlet</title>
      <description>US sales centre to become the premiere supplier of technical polymer information resources to industry and academia in the Americas.</description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 03 Dec 2007 08:00:00 UT</pubDate>
      <category>Smithers Rapra</category>
      <link>http://www.engineeringtalk.com/news/rpr/rpr294.html</link>
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      <title>Networking book reaches fourth edition</title>
      <description>Industrial Data Communications gives technical professionals the knowledge they need to understand, troubleshoot and maintain both legacy and leading-edge systems. </description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 15 Nov 2007 08:00:00 UT</pubDate>
      <category>ISA</category>
      <link>http://www.engineeringtalk.com/news/isb/isb146.html</link>
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      <title>Report details food-safe coatings</title>
      <description>Coatings and Inks for Food Contact Materials attempts to cover all the coatings and inks products used in food contact scenarios. </description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 14 Nov 2007 08:00:00 UT</pubDate>
      <category>Smithers Rapra</category>
      <link>http://www.engineeringtalk.com/news/rpr/rpr293.html</link>
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      <title>Encyclopedia covers pressure products</title>
      <description>Omega's handbook contains over 1200 pages of products for the measurement, display and control of pressure, differential pressure, barometric pressure, absolute pressure and vacuum. </description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 14 Nov 2007 08:00:00 UT</pubDate>
      <category>Omega Engineering</category>
      <link>http://www.engineeringtalk.com/news/oeg/oeg127.html</link>
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      <title>Waste treatment standards tighten</title>
      <description>From 30th October businesses will need to treat their nonhazardous waste destined for landfill - which could include anything from food waste, paper and plastic, to bricks, wood and soil. </description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 26 Oct 2007 08:00:00 UT</pubDate>
      <category>Envirowise</category>
      <link>http://www.engineeringtalk.com/news/env/env118.html</link>
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      <title>Book focuses on thermoset nanocomposites</title>
      <description>Thermoset Nanocomposites for Engineering Applications summarises the experimental results of work on thermoset nanocomposites obtained from the collaboration of three research groups.</description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 19 Oct 2007 08:00:00 UT</pubDate>
      <category>Smithers Rapra</category>
      <link>http://www.engineeringtalk.com/news/rpr/rpr292.html</link>
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      <title>Web database provides research help</title>
      <description>The Inspec Direct platform will be commercially available on 1st January, 2008 and starting today researchers and information professionals are invited to trial the new platform for free. </description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 17 Oct 2007 08:00:00 UT</pubDate>
      <category>Institution of Engineering and Technology</category>
      <link>http://www.engineeringtalk.com/news/iee/iee200.html</link>
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      <title>Reference service adds new manuals</title>
      <description>ASTM International books and manuals expand Knovel's coverage of materials and testing for the aerospace, petroleum, and energy industries.</description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 13 Sep 2007 08:00:00 UT</pubDate>
      <category>Knovel Corporation</category>
      <link>http://www.engineeringtalk.com/news/knv/knv120.html</link>
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      <title>Reference collection adds new content</title>
      <description>Knovel has partnered with the Instrumentation, Systems, and Automation Society (ISA) to provide new content to subscribers of Knovel's online technical reference collection. </description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 05 Sep 2007 08:00:00 UT</pubDate>
      <category>Knovel Corporation</category>
      <link>http://www.engineeringtalk.com/news/knv/knv119.html</link>
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      <title>Epoxy report aids composite choices</title>
      <description>Over the last three decades the use of PMC has increased tremendously and this dramatic growth is expected to continue in the future.</description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 03 Sep 2007 08:00:00 UT</pubDate>
      <category>Smithers Rapra</category>
      <link>http://www.engineeringtalk.com/news/rpr/rpr289.html</link>
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      <title>Online technical collection expands with new books</title>
      <description>The inclusion of Brill scientific books in Knovel's online technical reference collection improves its coverage of polymers, thin films, fibres and coatings.</description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 29 Aug 2007 08:00:00 UT</pubDate>
      <category>Knovel Corporation</category>
      <link>http://www.engineeringtalk.com/news/knv/knv118.html</link>
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      <title>E-book service aids universities</title>
      <description>JISC member institutions will be able to subscribe to a collection of resources in science, technology and engineering. </description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 02 Aug 2007 08:00:00 UT</pubDate>
      <category>Knovel Corporation</category>
      <link>http://www.engineeringtalk.com/news/knv/knv117.html</link>
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      <title>Bulletin keeps readers up to date on polymers</title>
      <description>The Rapra Polymer Library team's Review Articles bulletin helps readers focus on key reviews as soon as they are published. </description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 01 Aug 2007 08:00:00 UT</pubDate>
      <category>Smithers Rapra</category>
      <link>http://www.engineeringtalk.com/news/rpr/rpr287.html</link>
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      <title>UKAS gives accreditation to Irish company</title>
      <description>To attain UKAS accreditation calibration Classic Technology created a purpose built test laboratory. </description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 05 Jul 2007 08:00:00 UT</pubDate>
      <category>Read-Out Publications</category>
      <link>http://www.engineeringtalk.com/news/ref/ref123.html</link>
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      <title>Antimicrobial bulletin supplies research details</title>
      <description>The public fear of MRSA, E Coli and the like is driving an increase in the inclusion of microbe-killing substances in a variety of products</description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 28 Jun 2007 08:00:00 UT</pubDate>
      <category>Smithers Rapra</category>
      <link>http://www.engineeringtalk.com/news/rpr/rpr285.html</link>
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      <title>Email bulletin informs on foam research</title>
      <description>The Polyurethane Foams Bulletin from the Rapra Polymer Library provides all of the latest research and innovation in an informative yet concise format. </description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 04 Jun 2007 08:00:00 UT</pubDate>
      <category>Smithers Rapra</category>
      <link>http://www.engineeringtalk.com/news/rpr/rpr282.html</link>
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      <title>Academic institutions use electronic sources</title>
      <description>Knovel is optimised to facilitate searches by engineers and applied scientists in disciplines from chemistry to civil engineering. </description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 29 May 2007 08:00:00 UT</pubDate>
      <category>Knovel Corporation</category>
      <link>http://www.engineeringtalk.com/news/knv/knv116.html</link>
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      <title>Literature supports AutoCAD 2008 training</title>
      <description>Workbook provides a detailed introduction to the tools, concepts and workflows a new user must master in order to become proficient with AutoCAD 2008.</description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 04 May 2007 08:00:00 UT</pubDate>
      <category>ProSoft</category>
      <link>http://www.engineeringtalk.com/news/phj/phj118.html</link>
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      <title>The pros and cons of nuclear power</title>
      <description>"Nuclear power" by Janet Wood is the first in a new series of paperback books on the energy sector to be published by the IET.</description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 25 Apr 2007 08:00:00 UT</pubDate>
      <category>Institution of Engineering and Technology</category>
      <link>http://www.engineeringtalk.com/news/iee/iee188.html</link>
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      <title>Magazine is dedicated to materials research</title>
      <description>This month's issue of Materials World focuses on plastics and rubbers.</description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 23 Apr 2007 08:00:00 UT</pubDate>
      <category>Institute of Materials, Minerals and Mining</category>
      <link>http://www.engineeringtalk.com/news/ikh/ikh101.html</link>
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      <title>Magazine showcases Irish automation</title>
      <description>The current issue of Read-out coincides with ISA Ireland 2007, Ireland's only automation exhibition and tickets to this event are included as inserts. </description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 12 Apr 2007 08:00:00 UT</pubDate>
      <category>Read-Out Publications</category>
      <link>http://www.engineeringtalk.com/news/ref/ref122.html</link>
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